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Internet Filtering For Schools

Securing the Learning Environment

Schools face an everyday challenge to maintain a safe and productive environment for their students — especially when it comes to the Internet. Its value as a learning tool is compromised by many threats: Web-based proxies, social networking and malware to name a few.

While student safety ranks as the number one priority; network security, limited budgets and IT resources are also major concerns. Today's environment requires affordable, reliable, scalable and easy-to-manage filtering/reporting technologies — backed by one vendor that supports the entire solution 24/7.

Tips on creating and enforcing effective AUPs Proactive Enforcement of Internet Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
An Acceptable Use Policy is only a piece of paper if it isn't proactively enforced. Creating an enforceable policy is a multi-step process:

  • User Authentication - easily identifies violators
  • Real-time monitoring - reduces incidents by providing visibility to Internet usage; tracking users and applications that compromise bandwidth and threaten students and networks
  • Forensic reporting - establishes accountability, proves user intent and provides the digital evidence needed for AUP enforcement

Maximize IT Resources and Network Bandwidth for Learning
8e6 offers bandwidth monitoring, application control and management tools such as automated alerts, X-Strikes and time/quota-based filtering that block, limit or even lock out students abusing network resources and bandwidth — freeing up overburdened IT staff to focus on other mission critical tasks.

Tips on creating and enforcing effective AUPs High-performance, Dedicated and Scalable Appliances
8e6's award-winning Internet security appliances easily integrate into any existing network infrastructure with zero-network impact. We offer a wide range of products that reliably support up to 30,000 workstations on one appliance.

Solutions Designed for K-12
8e6 Technologies has played a significant role in managing Internet usage and threats for over 12 years. Our solutions are specifically designed to meet the unique challenges in K-12 by offering:

  • Application control by using signature/pattern-based detection to identify and block Web-based proxies, IM/P2P, online games, streaming media and remote access applications on the fly — providing zero day protection
  • Proactive monitoring and management of Internet threats using up-to-the-minute graphical "gauge view" display of online activities based on pre-defined thresholds and policies
  • High-performance and drill-down granular reporting of Web activities by users, categories, sites and keywords
  • Multi-level/multi-site administration allowing delegated administration and customization of profiles for different schools
  • SafeSearch Enforcement on leading search engines including Google, Yahoo, AOL and Ask
  • Custom profile management, allowing different filtering profiles to be assigned to different grade levels, teachers and staff
  • Specialized, CIPA-rule database to address compliance

Technology and Learning Awards of Excellence Winner 2007 Supporting 1:1 Learning Initiatives
Securing the learning environment and enforcing AUPs now extend beyond the classroom due to the growing demands of 1:1 programs. 8e6 offers the Mobile Client to filter both PC and Mac laptops. It's simple to deploy and manage, and provides centralized and tamper-proof filtering for students off-site. [ Read More ]